Optimum IT plc company profile

Optimum IT plc


We are the perfect solution!! Specialising in the provision of contract and permanent IT personnel, Optimum IT PLC is recognised as a leader in the IT recruitment industry. Through our dedicated, professional team of Directors, Account Managers, Consultants, Resourcers and Administration staff, we have an internal structure that delivers fast, accurate, effective results to your business every time. We believe that our work ethic allows us to create and develop partnerships with our clients and candidates. We provide a real proactive, consultative service when carrying out our duties. Our aim is to guide you through the multitude of issues thrown up in today's economy.

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Agency Type: Recruitment Agency
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Industry Sectors Covered:Technology, ICT, Telecoms,    Banking, Financial and Insurance Services,    Other,   
Job Areas Covered:IT,   
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April 2008 Office in Glasgow
Optimum IT plc The Information Technology Recruiter Announces the opening of an Office in Glasgow. The Bromley based company goes from strength to strength. Recording revenues in excess of 28 Million. Barry Simpson, Sales Director says that this is a Fantastic opportunity to further our reputation with out current client base, providing more local talent to them in Glasgow and Scotland as a whole.
 
2007/2008 News
Year ending 2007 Optimum records a fantastic year for growth. "The performance for this year has been incredible, surpassing all our expectations. This achievement has led to us winning preferred supplier status to more global top draw organisations. We truly can offer the candidate market place outstanding opportunities at some of the best companies globally...


13 Steps To Recruitment Best Practice: Step 4: Attracting Candidates To Your Vacancy

In these 13 steps we offer advice on how to best recruit excellent members of staff for vacant jobs in your organisation from the beginning of the recruitment process to the end. 

Step 1: Recruitment Resource Planning / Step 2: Defining The Job Vacancy / Step 3: Defining The Job Requirements / Step 4: Attracting Candidates To Your Vacancy / Step 5: Shortlisting / Step 6: Collecting Candidate Recruitment Data / Step 7: Making The Recruitment Decision / Step 8: Taking References Before Recruiting / Step 9: Pre-Employment Health Checks / Step 10: Making Recruitment Appointments / Step 11: Giving Feedback To Job Applicants / Step 12: Recruitment And Selection Induction / Step 13: Evaluating Recruitment Selection Processes

Attracting the right people

Creating a suitable candidate pool from which to select is important. Too big and you waste a lot of time; two small and you will not know if you have got the best job candidate possible.

Creativity and imagination are important at this stage of the process - the more ideas you have as to sources the candidates the better and if the sources are ‘less apparent' the greater your chances of finding people that your competitors have not found.

Think also about your team and the need to have balance in terms of the mix of backgrounds, and approaches if you are going to achieve high performance.

Some Key Questions

  • Have you the necessary budget and authority to recruit?
  • Where is the target population?
  • Which pool of candidates will give the right number and quality?
  • What do your current succession plans say?
  • Is there anyone who would benefit from the development opportunity?
  • Is it better to look internally first and then externally?
  • Is an external search needed from the outset?
  • Are you going to be able to find what you are looking for or do you need the support of a recruitment agency?

Recommended Practice

  • Take good account of all sources of internal candidates.
  • Check around with colleagues and see if they have anyone who would be suitable
  • Make full use of existing succession plans
  • Check with you HR function since they may know about candidates that would be suitable
  • Be imaginative.
  • Think about your competitors and what they do to attract people

For the other steps visit our Recruitment Blog.



General comments that raters have made about Optimum IT plc:

1. Comment left on 26/10/2008 20:03
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These guys have been really good to me over the years. contracts are changed on request and they are always on the look out for new and interesting roles for me.

2. Comment left on 28/03/2008 10:08
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My overall experience of working with Optimum IT plc has been 100% positive. Not only are they efficient, they keep their promises, and inject a sense of humour into the recruitment process.

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